Cuca's Conundrums Episode Seven: La Secretaria, 1929

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“Cuca’s Conundrums Episode Seven: La Secretaria,1929 ” written by Norma Landa Flores and available on digital download @teacherspayteachers.com, It is a 24 page Short Story and Oral Communication Lesson that features the story entitled, “Episode Seven: La Secretaria, 1929.” It is the seventh in a collection of 17 interrelated short stories about Cuca, an undocumented immigrant girl who makes her way from Mexico to Texas and Arizona to settle in with her aunt Miriam and cousin Dora in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California. The Saga takes place from 1924-1937. Each episode ends with an epilogue and is independent of the previous episode.

Pages 20-23 is the Appendix with Suggestions for the Teacher/Facilitator to more easily teach an oral communication lesson creating relevancy due to the multicultural nature of this material that is suitable for students in grades 9-12 and above. In addition, the content is very helpful for any age level student learning English as a Second Language or for Special Education students having difficulty pronouncing [ ʊ ] [ u ] [ ʌ ] or substituting [ u ] [ oʊ] or [ ɑ ] for these sounds. “ Cuca’s Conundrums Episode Seven: La Secretaria,” encourages verbal communication, cooperation and oral collaboration.

A wonderful bonus is that this Episode serves as a sample for writing a short story for Reader’s Theatre or Oral Interpretation of Literature bilingually, because the text is rich in dialogue. The Episode is brief enough to edit into a classroom or speech tournament presentation.

Furthermore, it improves pronunciation in a relevant, student-centered method too. The most important lesson to be taken from this Episode is that Dora dedicated her bilingual skills to the needs of her Depression Era “Multicultural Melting Pot” Community of Boyle Heights. This way of living was passed on to her little cousin Cuca, as we shall see in coming Episodes. Enjoy teaching through this Episode as you help promote Tolerance!

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